The 1888 New York Athletic Club football team was an American football team that represented the New York Athletic Club in the American Football Union (AFU) during the 1888 college football season. The New York team compiled a 1–3–1 record (all against AFU opponents).
| 1888 New York Athletic Club football | |
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| Conference | American Football Union |
| Record | 1–3–1 (1–3–1 AFU) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crescent Athletic Club $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange Athletic Club | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Athletic Club | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Staten Island Cricket Club | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13 | Crescent Athletic Club | L 0–52 | [1] | |
| October 20 | Orange Athletic Club |
| T 12–12 | [2] |
| October 27 | Staten Island Cricket Club | W (forfeit) | [3] | |
| November 3 | Crescent Athletic Club |
| L 0–30 | [4] |
| November 6 | Orange Athletic Club | L 4–16 | ||
| November 17 | Staten Island Cricket Club |
| Likely Cancelled |
References
edit- ^ "American Union Football". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 14, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "American Football Union". The Brooklyn Citizen. October 21, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "A Football Game Goes By Defeat". New-York Tribune. October 28, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "A Lively Tussle at Football: The Crescents Defeat the New York Athletic Club Team 30 to 0". New York Tribune. November 4, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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